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US-based multinational companies will be exempt from global tax deal 01/05/2026 01:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. multinational corporations will be exempted from paying more corporate taxes overseas in a deal finalized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD announced Monday that nearly 150 countries have agreed on the plan, initially crafted in 2021, to USA Today Men's Top 25 Poll 01/05/2026 01:31pm • Dropped out: No. 22 Florida (9-5); No. 25 St. John’s (9-5). Others receiving votes: Central Florida (12-1) 41; Utah State (12-1) 34; Clemson (12-3) 29; Florida (9-5) 21; Saint Mary’s (15-2) 17; Seton Hall (13-2) 13; Saint Louis (13-1) 11; Indiana (11-3) 10; St. John’s (9-5) 4; Kentucky (9-5) 3 More thrifting and fewer returns, the early trends that defined shopping this holiday 01/05/2026 01:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The shopping rush leading up to Christmas is over and in its place, like every year, another has begun as millions of people hunt for post-holiday deals and get in line to return gifts that didn't fit, or didn't hit quite right. Holiday spending using cash or cards through Sunday Sleeper Promo Code WTOP: Claim $100 Bonus for Pistons-Knicks, NBA Picks 01/05/2026 01:26pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services All new DFS users can redeem this generous welcome offer by signing up with the Sleeper promo code WTOP. Create a new account t Virginia state trooper injured in pursuit on I-495 01/05/2026 01:23pm • A Virginia State Police trooper pursuing a suspected reckless driver on I-495 ran off the road and sustained "minor injuries" on Sunday afternoon in Alexandria, according to the department. Around 3:45 p.m., state police said, a trooper attempted to stop the driver of a Honda Accord suspected of Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fire 01/05/2026 01:20pm • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police said Monday they've identified all the people who were injured in the fire that tore through a New Year's celebration in a crowded bar. They put the total at 116, more than two-thirds still in hospitals. Authorities had previously given a figure of 11 Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda 01/05/2026 01:17pm • HELSINKI (AP) — The battle against fake news in Finland starts in preschool classrooms. For decades, the Nordic nation has woven media literacy, including the ability to analyze different kinds of media and recognize disinformation, into its national curriculum for students as young as 3 years old Miami's Beck, Ole Miss' Chambliss take different paths to College Football Playoff 01/05/2026 01:16pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Miami's Carson Beck is the prototypical power-program quarterback, a former four-star prospect with a massive NIL portfolio who knows what it's like to play on the big stage. Mississippi's Trinidad Chambliss nearly gave up football, won a Division II national championship Peter Feigin stepping down as president of Milwaukee Bucks after 12 seasons 01/05/2026 01:16pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Peter Feigin is stepping down as the Milwaukee Bucks’ president after a 12-season run overseeing the team’s business operations. Josh Glessing, who has been working as the Haslam Sports Group’s chief of strategy and development, will be taking over for Feigin. The two will b Houston's Sampson, FSU's Hamilton, UNC's Hansbrough headline 2026 class for NC Sports Hall of Fame 01/05/2026 01:09pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, former longtime Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton and former North Carolina playing great Tyler Hansbrough are part of this year's class of inductees to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. The hall released its 11-person class for 2026 on M Jaguars coach Liam Coen deserves credit for growth of QB Trevor Lawrence and others 01/05/2026 01:05pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars won the AFC South, in part, because first-year head coach Liam Coen and his staff got several guys to play well above expectations. Developing talent? Unleashing potential? Pushing the right buttons? Coen prefers to call it growth, which rarely ha DraftKings Promo Code: Get Upgraded $300 Bonus for NBA, NFL Wild Card Games 01/05/2026 01:01pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Activate our DraftKings promo code offer in time for the huge slate of NBA games tonight, and redeem a $300 bonus for doing so. Arizona holds No. 1 spot over Michigan by single point in one of the closest AP Top 25 races ever 01/05/2026 01:01pm • Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year history of the men's college basketball poll. The Wildcats received 32 of 61 first-place votes and had 1,494 points, while the Wolverin Sports betting roundup: NFL regular season ends and playoffs start this weekend 01/05/2026 01:00pm • The 2025 NFL regular season is over and the playoffs start this weekend. Week 18 saw a few games come down to the wire, highlighted by a Sunday Night Football game between the Steelers and Ravens that decided the AFC North champion. Here’s a look at how things played out from a sports betting pers Arizona edges Michigan for No. 1 by a single point in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, Nebraska climbs into top 10 01/05/2026 12:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Arizona edges Michigan for No. 1 by a single point in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, Nebraska climbs into top 10.